The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducts periodic surveys to gauge adult patient satisfaction with their recent hospital stays at hospitals that treat Medicaid and Medicare plan enrollees. The CMS ratings methodology involves consolidating patient responses to questions about recent hospital stays into a single patient satisfaction rating on a 1 to 5-star scale, with five stars being the best score on the scale.  As of April 12, 2026, twenty-four hospitals in Wisconsin earned five-stars on CMS patient surveys, giving Wisconsin more CMS patient-rated five-star hospitals than any other state in the nation.  From CMS patient satisfaction surveys, here are the 24 hospitals in Wisconsin that rated as five-stars for patient experience (listed alphabetically):

Wisconsin Hospitals with Five-Star CMS Patient Survey Ratings

1. Amery Hospital & Clinic
   

   Location:  Amery

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2. Black River Memorial Hospital
   Location:  Black River Falls
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3. Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center
   Location:  Prairie Du Chien
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4. Door County Medical Center
   Location:  Sturgeon Bay
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5. Froedtert Community Hospital
   Location:  New Berlin
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6. Grant Regional Health Center
   Location:  Lancaster
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7. Madison VA Medical Center
   Location:  Madison
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8. Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua
   Location:  Minocqua
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9. Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls (formerly Flambeau Hospital)
   Location:  Park Falls
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10. Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland
    Location:  Barron
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11. Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital
    Location:  Franklin
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12. OakLeaf Surgical Hospital
    Location:  Altoona
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13. Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin
    Location:  Glendale
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14. Prairie Ridge Health (formerly Columbus Community Hospital)
    Location:  Columbus
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15. River Falls Area Hospital
    Location:  River Falls
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16. Sauk Prairie Hospital
    Location:  Prairie Du Sac
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17. Southwest Health Center
    Location:  Platteville
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18. Stoughton Hospital
    Location:  Stoughton
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19. Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center
    Location: Ashland
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20. Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center
    Location: Hayward
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21. Tomah Memorial Hospital
    Location: Tomah
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22. Upland Hills Health
    Location: Dodgeville
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23. Vernon Memorial Hospital
    Location: Viroqua
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24. Westfields Hospital and Clinic
    Location: New Richmond
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The CMS also examines the quality of care delivered at Medicare and Medicaid participating hospitals.  For a look at which Wisconsin hospitals rate high for quality, check out CMS Five Star Quality Acute Care Hospitals in Wisconsin.